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For a stripping run, where you want "everything" when do you literally stop running the still?

Hey do you guys go to the store and buy cheap stuff?

Haha stupid question

What's the ideal proof for a good white dog?

Do you guys ever drink your shine neat, on the rocks or in a mixed drink or do you mostly age it?

I think I'll do as suggested and wait until they stop bubbling and just make more in the meantime.

So typically a longer ferment is only good then, there's no downside to a multi-week ferment?

Thanks a lot


I'm learning so much from this board.

I have some bourbon wash...5 gallons...10 lbs cornmeal, some rye berries and wheat flakes. And a sugar shine, 9 lbs sugar + 1 lb raisins.

Both using ale yeast.

Awesome. I'm not in a rush.

How many days before a typical 5 gallon mash has the max alcohol? Is there a point where it's still bubbling but no more alcohol is being produced? Or is it best to allow for a full 7-10 days for the most alcohol? The book I have (and granted it's for a 1 Gallon mash I times it by 5) says 2-4 days f...

Thank you!!

I have 3 L of whiskey aging in a 1 L and 2 L barrel but I know from reading this will age quicker than a 55 gallon barrel.

What is the minimum size barrel? I have a 5 gallon I want to fill. What kind of aging times am I looking at?

So about 1.2 gallons of initial run turned into 1/2 gallon after the 2nd run. I tested some of what I thought was still hearts and it was only 10% alcohol so I knew I had gone a little too far.

I cleaned out and filled a 2 L oak charred cask for aging.

I ordered a pump and an ice maker. The still is going through a TON of ice for the 2nd distillation.

What's my best indicator that I've hit the tails?

First jar is 75% ABV

Awesome thanks it's going at a MUCH faster rate now. Luckily I only wasted time the first time...

If I turn up the heat (doing the 2nd run now) it turns from drops into a stream.

Is there a downside to running it too slowly?

Here is my setup:

Hi guys Thanks for the feedback. It is a 5-gallon copper pot still with a copper condenser. On the initial run the production starts before 80 but then tops out and stabilized at 80-81 over time and then slowly rises when you hit the tails. It took over 10 hours to distil the first run and I got aro...

The majority of my hearts from the first run came around 80C but when I put it all back in for the 2nd run the initial production temp is MUCH lower. Is this normal? Should I stabilize it at the lower temp as long as the drips are coming at the right speed?

I found the recipe

http://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtopi ... 14&t=48654

It's quite similar to what I did but I will adjust it for future cooks

Yes malted grains and then I crushed them myself at the brew store.

No, I will find the link to that. I'm looking for simplicity and good results. Doing my own research I found one that used 3 lbs of grain per 1 gallon of water, so I times it by 5 and did 15 lbs of grain and 5 gallons of water. Basically steeped the grains for 1.5 hours and then sparged before cooli...

Looking for a simple all grain (barley) single malt recipe for a 5 gallon Alembic still.

Want to send me one?

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1. Do you distill the yeast too? My recipe says to.

2. If I don't have time to distill once fermentation is complete, what's the best way to store the wash for future distillation?

I'm not very handy...I keep trying to find proper step by step building instructions, but might just buy one outright...